Running racism in America thread

Uncle Ben might be retired by the end of the day.

 

Gonna be tough for the Dutch to keep Zwarte Piet much longer.

 

too soon

 

The last remaining Sambo’s finally erases its name

 

When I lived in Clearwater in the 80s, it still had one of these

 

I’m not black, but what’s wrong with this?

It actually looks respectful and shows a minority in a professional manner.

 

If you look back across the history of the brand, the chef has certainly been updated from his racist beginnings as 'Rastus,' the sho-nuff stereotype

historyapolis.com/blog/2013/12/17/cream-of-wheat-race-and-the-birth-of-the-packaged-food-industry-in-minneapolis/

Question is, at this late date why do you need him at all?

 

Short profile here of Martin Gugino, the Buffalo protestor, part of the long tradition of Catholic political activists.